Johnnie To's 'The Heroic Trio' (1993) - Coming Soon from Criterion Collection - Blu-ray Forum

yoloswegmaster420 · 03-10-2022, 11:04 PM

Janus Films is distributing the new restoration of Johnnie To's 'The Heroic Trio. Expect Criterion to release this later.

EDIT: Janus Films have added pages for 'The Heroic Trio' and its sequel 'Executioners' to their website, so it looks like we might be getting a double-pack from Criterion.

DukeTogo84 · 03-10-2022, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by yoloswegmaster420

Janus Films is distributing the new restoration of Johnnie To's 'The Heroic Trio. Expect Criterion to release this later.

Nice. Would love for them to release the two Election films at some point.

yoloswegmaster420 · 03-11-2022, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Nice. Would love for them to release the two Election films at some point.

While it would be nice to see, I believe both films are still under Kino Lorber (or is it Tartan?). I wish Criterion (or anyone really) would sign a deal with Milkyway Image just so I can get proper releases of 'Breaking News' and 'Blind Detective'. Hell, I just want to see a proper release of 'The Mission.

DukeTogo84 · 03-11-2022, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by yoloswegmaster420

While it would be nice to see, I believe both films are still under Kino Lorber (or is it Tartan?). I wish Criterion (or anyone really) would sign a deal with Milkyway Image just so I can get proper releases of 'Breaking News' and 'Blind Detective'. Hell, I just want to see a proper release of 'The Mission.

I'll take all of those. I think Tartan might have lost the rights to the Election films, as they are OOP (I believe). Their Blu-ray of those films were probably the worst looking Blu-rays I've seen. The Mission is long overdue, and Breaking News would be great.

Mushi Minion · 03-11-2022, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

I'll take all of those. I think Tartan might have lost the rights to the Election films, as they are OOP (I believe). Their Blu-ray of those films were probably the worst looking Blu-rays I've seen. The Mission is long overdue, and Breaking News would be great.

Suddenly I feel lucky for finding (and buying) Election 2 on DVD for $0.47 at Big Lots.

latehong · 03-11-2022, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by yoloswegmaster420

While it would be nice to see, I believe both films are still under Kino Lorber (or is it Tartan?). I wish Criterion (or anyone really) would sign a deal with Milkyway Image just so I can get proper releases of 'Breaking News' and 'Blind Detective'. Hell, I just want to see a proper release of 'The Mission.

The Mission has been so obscure for more than a decade now (no physical media release since the early 2000s and little to no repertory cinema screening) that these days I live in fear somehow there remains no proper film material to restore anymore.

WaverBoy · 03-11-2022, 01:07 AM

YES!!!

I hope the sequel EXECUTIONERS is on the slate as well.

No Name · 03-11-2022, 02:46 AM

Some excellent news. With the label releasing "Throw Down" and now this, I'm hoping they're able to showcase more of his catalogue down the road.

cardiac161 · 03-11-2022, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by latehong

The Mission has been so obscure for more than a decade now (no physical media release since the early 2000s and little to no repertory cinema screening) that these days I live in fear somehow there remains no proper film material to restore anymore.

If I'm not mistaken, the most decent version of The Mission was on VCD. The DVD released, if I recall, had a huge glaring issue...a transluscent TaiSeng logo was watermarked in the middle of the screen throughout the whole movie.

SpaceBlackKnight · 03-11-2022, 03:58 AM

This was previously with Miramax, but I imagine their US rights had long expired since it was pulled digitally a while ago. I believe it comes from Media Asia (who acquired the catalog of one of the producers) and they have recently worked with Criterion for some of the Wong Kar Wai stuff they control.

MifuneFan · 03-11-2022, 04:04 AM

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Originally Posted by SpaceBlackKnight

This was previously with Miramax, but I imagine their US rights had long expired since it was pulled digitally a while ago. I believe it comes from Media Asia (who acquired the catalog of one of the producers) and they have recently worked with Criterion for some of the Wong Kar Wai stuff they control.

It's being licensed from Fortune Star Media, same as Throw Down, and the Bruce Lee (besides Enter the Dragon), and Police Story sets.

DukeTogo84 · 03-11-2022, 04:11 AM

This is a little confusing for me, so is Milkyway with Fortune Star/Golden Harvest? For example Throwdown was licensed from Fortune Star, but it's a Milkyway film. So does that mean films like The Mission, Exiled, and the Election films are also with Fortune Star/Golden Harvest?

LokiMok · 03-11-2022, 05:47 AM

Ha! What a weird choice!

WaverBoy · 03-11-2022, 09:02 AM

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Ha! What a weird choice!

How so?

filmlover22 · 03-11-2022, 11:15 AM

fyi- this was my very first purchase of physical media (on DVD). Definitely has nostalgic/historic memories for me.

Rizor · 03-11-2022, 02:21 PM

Sounds like a winner to me!

chen lung · 03-11-2022, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by MifuneFan

It's being licensed from Fortune Star Media, same as Throw Down, and the Bruce Lee (besides Enter the Dragon), and Police Story sets.

No, I think Media Asia is right; it's even mentioned on the rear cover of some releases.

MifuneFan · 03-11-2022, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by chen lung

No, I think Media Asia is right; it's even mentioned on the rear cover of some releases.

Directly from Alamo Drafthouse:

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New digital presentation courtesy of Janus Films and Fortune Star Media.

postmodel · 03-11-2022, 03:03 PM

I’ll be honest, I never even heard of this film until I saw a post by dawnofthediscs (which is the exact reason why I follow that page since I don’t catch every thread started here) and I gotta say, cast alone I am very intrigued, but the overall premise is awesome. I am really looking forward to seeing this.

MifuneFan · 03-11-2022, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Futurhythm

If it's not a typo, then it must have changed hands very recently because I know someone who looked into licensing these movies in the past year and Media Asia had them (complete with new 4K remaster).

Is that in the US? or internationally?

03-10-2022, 11:04 PM	#1
yoloswegmaster420 Power Member Member since:May 2015	Johnnie To's 'The Heroic Trio' (1993) - Coming Soon from Criterion Collection Janus Films is distributing the new restoration of Johnnie To's 'The Heroic Trio. Expect Criterion to release this later. EDIT: Janus Films have added pages for 'The Heroic Trio' and its sequel 'Executioners' to their website, so it looks like we might be getting a double-pack from Criterion. Last edited by yoloswegmaster420; 04-15-2022 at 09:17 PM.

03-11-2022, 01:07 AM	#7
WaverBoy Blu-ray Knight Member since:May 2013 Location:Seattle, WA Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:5	YES!!! I hope the sequel EXECUTIONERS is on the slate as well. Last edited by WaverBoy; 03-11-2022 at 01:25 AM.

03-11-2022, 02:46 AM	#8
No Name Blu-ray Prince Member since:Aug 2013 Location:Alleycat Blues, New York City 4K collection:1339 Blu-ray collection:5179 DVD collection:532	Some excellent news. With the label releasing "Throw Down" and now this, I'm hoping they're able to showcase more of his catalogue down the road.

03-11-2022, 03:58 AM	#10
SpaceBlackKnight Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2018 4K collection:25 Blu-ray collection:346 Digital collection:20	This was previously with Miramax, but I imagine their US rights had long expired since it was pulled digitally a while ago. I believe it comes from Media Asia (who acquired the catalog of one of the producers) and they have recently worked with Criterion for some of the Wong Kar Wai stuff they control.

03-11-2022, 04:11 AM	#12
DukeTogo84 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2012 Location:California 4K collection:155 Blu-ray collection:4931 Blu-ray reviews: 62 Trading Score:139	This is a little confusing for me, so is Milkyway with Fortune Star/Golden Harvest? For example Throwdown was licensed from Fortune Star, but it's a Milkyway film. So does that mean films like The Mission, Exiled, and the Election films are also with Fortune Star/Golden Harvest?

03-11-2022, 05:47 AM	#13
LokiMok Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Feb 2016 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- MA collection:- Digital collection:- iTunes collection:- Prime collection:- Trading Score:38	Ha! What a weird choice!

03-11-2022, 11:15 AM	#15
filmlover22 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2013 Location:USA Blu-ray collection:5 Trading Score:1	fyi- this was my very first purchase of physical media (on DVD). Definitely has nostalgic/historic memories for me.

03-11-2022, 02:21 PM	#16
Rizor Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:NJ, USA 4K collection:1602 Blu-ray collection:6185 DVD collection:192 MA collection:73 Digital collection:51 iTunes collection:29 Prime collection:7 Blu-ray reviews: 32 Trading Score:159	Sounds like a winner to me!

03-11-2022, 03:03 PM	#19
postmodel Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2012 4K collection:1026 Blu-ray collection:3025 DVD collection:90 MA collection:1 Trading Score:15	I’ll be honest, I never even heard of this film until I saw a post by dawnofthediscs (which is the exact reason why I follow that page since I don’t catch every thread started here) and I gotta say, cast alone I am very intrigued, but the overall premise is awesome. I am really looking forward to seeing this.

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